Does anyone know what the time frame is for a vehicle to be built once the status shows "bucked"? Someone told me that "bucked" meant the vehicle was actually going down the assembly line.
I worked for ford back in the 60's . If it was bucked first thing on the day shift it would be off the final line by the end of the night shift. I'm sure things have changed a lot since then.
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Unscheduled Clean
Submitted To Plant
Scheduled
Locked-In
Bucked
Produced
Released from Plant / Released to Convoy
Rail Car or Convoy Assignment
Arrived At Ramp
Delivered To Dealer
Order status:
1.Unscheduled Clean
2.Submitted to plant and or scheduled: When a VIN is assigned and scheduled build week along with the estimated week of delivery (EWD, a.k.a. ETA) to the dealer.
3. Locked in: When production is locked and NO changes can be made (normally 10 days to 2 weeks before scheduled date).
4. Bucked: All parts on line ready for frame to roll.
5. Built
6. Released from plant / released to convoy. When a vehicle is released to convoy that means it is built and has been released from the plant.
7. Convoy or rail car assignment: Dealer EWD normally updated at this time.
8. If shipped by rail, arrival at the ramp (destination railhead)
9. If shipped by rail, Convoy (car-hauler truck) from ramp to dealer
The ERL number gave me a real person and I thought they were not sure what they were telling me. Said the vehicle was bucked and was ahead of schedule, probably being built as we spoke. I thought that buck and blend were the same thing.
Holy cow, are you serious? Is your rig really being built today? If so that's AWESOME Kev!
John
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I do not think it is. The woman said it was bucked and that made it ahead of schedule. I believe she was wrong as gearjammer said that bucked was the same thing as blended.
I wish I were so lucky, but I do not think I will ask again until Monday or Tuesday.
Oh, okay...I miss read it 'cause I was in kind of a hurry. I was pretty excited for you though!
Well, a few more days and we should have 3 new rigs for you the Capt and I. I wonder if there's anything like the 'ole "when a bell rings" deal for Ford Super Duty's...
John
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A "buck" is an obsolete British term for the body of a wagon.
Hence, the term "buckboard wagon".
The term carried over to automobiles in the early days, and the tooling that forms the frame also are referred to as "the bucks". Not too long ago, floorpan, sides and roof panels (or roof bows) would go into a bucking fixture and get welded together, and that body would get assigned its VIN. (Now, with modern manufacturing methods getting away from fixed tooling, the point where the sides, floor and roof come together would be the bucking point.)
So, in short, when your car is "bucked" it means that the major frame/body parts are together and there's a shell with your VIN on it.
"Bucking" is in a sense the true birth of your vehicle, up until then ANY body shell (depending on style like coupe vs 'vert, sunroof/no sunroof) could be yours.
Now, that said, vehicles do not necessarily come out on the line in a "First In , First Out" basis. There is batch painting, batch runs, etc. that can "jumble up" the production order in the process.
One word about talking to VOPC. They don't work in the factory. I do. I've understood in the past that they've referred to blended as bucked, etc. Blended is when the vehicle has all needed parts scheduled to ready in the plant for that week and is ready to go (greenlit). Anything from a truck not showing up (Just In Time delivery) to a major line breakdown to an engineering hold could halt the process briefly. So until it passes through the physical buck, take the info with a grain of salt.
Shawn, I have an F250 that has been at step 8 (on the ramp) since Monday 5/1/05, my dealer says he don't expect it on his lot until next Monday 5/7/05 or later [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]. The trip from the rail ramp to the dealer is 30-35 miles. It looks like a long time for the last 30 miles. Last time I ordered my dealer sent somebody to the railyard to drive the truck to the dealer instead of waiting for the transport. This dealer says this can not be done [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
Shawn, I have an F250 that has been at step 8 (on the ramp) since Monday 5/1/05, my dealer says he don't expect it on his lot until next Monday 5/7/05 or later [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]. The trip from the rail ramp to the dealer is 30-35 miles. It looks like a long time for the last 30 miles. Last time I ordered my dealer sent somebody to the railyard to drive the truck to the dealer instead of waiting for the transport. This dealer says this can not be done [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
It's in the hands of the trucking company. If yours is a dually, that can slow it down due to the fact that only one DRW can be loaded on the trailer.
The dealer can check through the RR to see if it's scheduled to be loaded on a truck. Dealers can no longer pick up vehicles at the rail yard because the union representing the drivers put an end to that.
Thanks for the info...I love getting information like that and knowing a little more then the average bear.
Take care,
John
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It's in the hands of the trucking company. If yours is a dually, that can slow it down due to the fact that only one DRW can be loaded on the trailer.
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I wonder if Ford considered this when they released the factory F450 pickup, which (if this site is any indication) is wildly popular. How long before someone designs new car transport trailers just to be able to handle the surge of wide-hip Ford pickups?!
Duncan
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Viper rocks. Thanks for the info both here and on the other site .
Welcome to the dieselstop. Been here since 01 - but the old RESIPSA died with my prior email.
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